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Algorithm study of DNA proves 90% accurate predicting bowel cancer

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500,000 people in the UK live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn 's and ulcerative colitis.

Currently, they are offered regular checks for pre-cancerous growths in their gut.

If detected, they indicate about a 30% chance of bowel cancer developing over 10 years .

Institute of Cancer Research in London found DNA changes in those cells were more than 90% accurate in predicting who would develop bowel cancer.

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